Food labels use is associated with higher adherence to mediterranean diet: Results from the Moli-sani study

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4364-4379

  Bonanni, Americo E ^a   Bonaccio, Marialaura ^b   di Castelnuovo, Augusto ^b   de Lucia, Francesca ^c   Costanzo, Simona ^b   Persichillo, Mariarosaria ^b   Zito, Francesco ^d   Donati, Maria Benedetta ^b   de Gaetano, Giovanni ^b   Iacoviello, Licia ^b  

^a Epicomed Research   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c Cuoresano Onlus   (Italy)

^d 'F Veneziale' Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Chronic diseases; Dietary patterns; Food labels; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOMETRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; EUROPEAN PROSPECTIVE INVESTIGATION INTO CANCER AND NUTRITION FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; ITALIAN MEDITERRANEAN INDEX; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET SCORE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PROBABILITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84887160311     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5114364     Document Type: Article

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